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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Slow Wool Transport Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 1

The hold up in the transport of wool from N.S.W. country sidings was a grave problem, the Presidents of the Graziers Association, Mr. H…

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Wheat Growers to Get More "Super"

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 8

Two-thirds more [?] will be available to [?] in NSW for next [?] said the Minister for agriculture…

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Premium Wheat Price Guarantee Asked For

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1944 · page 2

A guaranteed price for premium wheat is being asked for by Dubbo District War Agricultural Committee. It is claimed this would result in production of greater quantities of suitable milling wheat…

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District Farmers Able To Boost Seed Supply

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1944 · page 2

The ability of Dubbo and district to supply the oats seed requirements of farmers in the Riverina and other areas where it was likely that…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 6

Shute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Ltd. report the following leading prices of their wool appraisement, 3rd instant:—…

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Deteriorated Crop Position to Follow September Rains Mr. Rudkin's Monthly Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 7

The much needed and expected follow up rains for September have not fallen, consequently the cropping position has deteriorated except for the Tooraweenah, Curban, Gilgandra and Coalbaggie areas where reasonably good…

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Serious Drought Pastoral Review

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 14

Reviewing the pastoral outlook last week, Mr. J. W. Allen, secretary of the Woolgrowers Council, said…

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District Wool

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 1

Prices obtained at Winchcombe Carson's Sydney wool appraisement last Thursday included:- Great Western Investments Pty…

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Wheat Production Plans for Increased Plantings

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 14

The New South Wales 1945-46 wheat production goal of 3,800,000 acres for grain is considerably higher…

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The Crop Position Dry September Has Adverse Effect

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 1

The much needed and expected follow up rains for September have not fallen, consequently the cropping position has deteriorated except for the Toor[?] weenah, Curban, Gilgandra and the Coalbaggie areas,…

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Crop Decline

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 14

An instructor of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture stated [?]ecot that the value of well-prepared seed-beds had never…

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Maryvale Crops Burning Off Oats Failing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 14

The crops are burning off fast. Some would not come to anything, even if if rain came immediately. There are very few…

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Help for Farmers

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 4

Commonwealth State discussions on the need for a national plan for settlement reconstruction are recommended in the Rural Reconstruction…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 7

Pitt, Son & Badgery Led. reported on the 6th October :—We Offered a small catalogue in Sydney appraisement No. 144—the…

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Wool Fabric Printing Standard Said High

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.-Printing of wool fabrics in Australia had reached a very high standard, said the chairman of the Australian Wool Board (Mr…

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Potato Crops Suffer From Autumn Rains

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.-Heavy August rain has caused considerable damage to potato crops in the Clarence, Bellinger and Dorrigo districts. The present…

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Crushed Wheat Fodder For Horses

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 10

Hay and chaff supplies reached a dangerously low level and owners of horses and other stock will have to [?]eke out the…

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More Crossbred Wool War-Time Influence

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 14

During the war period the Australian wool clip has increased by about 480,000 bales. That expansion looks…

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Farm Machinery Mr. Breen On Decentralisation

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 16

Costs of production would be less and people would have cheaper food if farming machinery was manufactured in the…

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Boisterous Weather Crops and Vegetables Suffer

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 5

For the past three days the weather has been the most unpleasant experienced for years, and a strong wind, almost amounting to…

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